Breezy Breakfast Radio Hour

Episode 113: Downtown Infrastructure Renewal

Our Downtown has some Infrastructure that is nearly 100 years old. Pipes last a long time, and we are starting to get ready for the next 100 years with a renewal of infrastructure, water/wastewater pipes, storm sewers, roads, sidewalks and so much more.

Our guest are:

Reg Russwurm, Manager of Design and Construction

and

Stacey Laughlin, Downtown Revitalization Advisor

 

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Episode 112: Circular Food Economy

In May of 2019, Guelph and Wellington County won the national "Smart Cities" challenge.  "Our Food Future" aims to create Canada's FIRST circular food economy.  Two important goals involve Guelph-Wellington becoming a leader in getting more value out of the food industry and developing systems that decrease the amount of food waste.  

 

What else can we do with food waste beyond composting?  

How can food waste be reused to contribute to the well being of all?  

 

Many of us already use food scraps to make soup stock; many of us make “refrigerator soup”.  The food industry is already adept at employing some detritus from produce for other purposes.

 

Join us as we hear from our guests:

 

Justine Dainard, Smart Cities Project Manager, Wellington County, and

David Messer, Executive Director of Smart Cities, Guelph.

 

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Episode 111: Food Insecurity in Guelph

Greetings and Happy New Year.  Welcome to the first episode of 2023.

Our topic today is Food Insecurity.  What causes it and who suffers from it?  What are the solutions?  Today we are joined by community members who deliver everything from fresh produce to hot cooked meals to those who would otherwise go hungry.

Barb McPhee explains how the North End Harvest Market - in conjunction with the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Group - provides fresh produce to many people.

We also hear from the Executive Director of Chalmers, Vicki Olatundun.  Chalmers takes a different approach to both food insecurity and the provision of personal hygiene products.

Mark Anderson is Managing Director of Royal City Mission (The Mission).  Each day The Mission provides cooked meals and warmth to more than 100 people, many of whom are living rough.  Mark points out other features of the Mission’s work.  Of particular interest is a new project for which funding is currently being sought:  a bathroom and bathing facility.

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Special Episode on Bill 23 and the Greenbelt

Welcome to the first Breezy Breakfast Radio Hour of 2023!
We're starting this year with an episode of Radio Waterloo's CKMS Community Connections show.

Host Jeff Stager talks with Henriette Thompson and Kevin Thomason about the impacts of Bill 23 and the opening of the Greenbelt on the Region of Waterloo.

Five Musical interludes - including the clever Ontario Greenbelt Rap Song - remind us of how important it is to fight for Ontario's natural resources.

The last chance to comment on the province's plans to amend the Official Plans of the County of Wellington and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo is January 4th at 11:59 pm.

Google ERO Regional Waterloo and ERO Wellington County to show your support for local democracy.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD.

MAKE THE FORD GOVERNMENT FACE ITS CRISIS OF LEGITIMACY.

 

Episode 110: Multiyear Budgeting

The city of Guelph has a 500 million dollar budget.

How is revenue raised?
How is it used?
What is the relationship between taxes, federal and provincial funding and fees collected from builders and developers working in Guelph?

This week, we examine the advantages of multiyear budgeting and its relationship to the city’s Strategic Plan - Guelph’s blueprint for city building. 

Our guests this week are:

Shanna O’Dwyer, Strategic Finance Leader
Stephanie Devost, Senior Corporate Analyst Budget Strategy
Trevor Lee, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO) Corporate Services

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Episode 109: Bill 23 ”More Homes Built Faster” Act

This week on Breezy Breakfast we consider Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. 

We hear from Rural Planner David Douglas, 
Guelph's Green MPP Mike Schreiner,
and Bill McBain, broadcast journalist and teacher of government relations at Seneca College.

Bill 23 has been presented as a bill to address housing shortfalls in Ontario.  Experts in planning, housing, and municipal finance believe it is anything but.  Skepticism runs high about the likelihood of Bill 23 creating any truly affordable housing in Ontario.

Listen to our experts as they address these issues and respond to concerns from our Breakfast guests.

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Episode 108: OPEN MIC - climate, trails, salt

We opened the floor to YOU on November 17, 2022.

Learn about the concept of a climate budget, the excessive amount of salt used by big businesses in downtown Guelph, and an update from John Fisher of the Guelph Hiking Trail Club.

Hear more about Guelph's new councillors and Bill 23.

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Episode 106: New Kids in the CITY Hall

On November 10th, 2022, we met the New Kids in the City Hall:

Erin Caton, Ward 1
Carly Klassen, Ward 2,
Michelle Richardson, Ward 3,
Linda Busuttil, Ward 4,
Ken Yee Chew, Ward 6.

What are their hopes for this new term of council?

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Episode 107: Nuclear Energy and Net Zero

According to a 2020 estimate from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, four percent of climate change-caused sea-level rise so far came from Thwaites alone, and a sudden total collapse would raise sea levels 25 inches more.

In the Arctic, global warming has affected the number and vitality of polar bears.

Clearly, we need to address carbon dioxide (and methane) emissions yesterday.

In Ontario, nuclear power provides upwards of 60% of our energy needs.  Today, we discuss the role of nuclear energy in getting to net zero by 2050.

Our guests:

Jean-Claude Stranart, Engineer at Candu Energy Inc.,

Evan Ferrari, Executive Director of eMERGE,

Dr. Goretty Dias, Professor at the University of Waterloo's School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development.

All three guests agree on the importance of improving energy efficiency and changing our energy use habits.  How much energy do we REALLY need?

Get ready for a powerful and energetic discussion.

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Episode 105: Post Election postmortem

The Municipal election season is finally over. 
It was only 2 months long; but, like COVID, it felt like it lasted for 2 years.

Are you happy with the results?

Our guests will weigh in on the future of Guelph's new City Council, and the ashes of the election from which this phoenix has been reborn.

James Gordon, soon-to-be former councilor for Ward 2;
Adam Donaldson, Guelph's hardest-working journalist;
Susan Watson, Guelph's hardest-working political pundit.

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